VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2012-2982

file/show.cgi in Webmin 1.590 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via an invalid character in a pathname, as demonstrated by a | (pipe) character.

EXPLOIT ✓MEDIUM 6.5EPSS 61.9%

Does this matter?

EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 61.9%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

file/show.cgi in Webmin 1.590 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via an invalid character in a pathname, as demonstrated by a | (pipe) character.

CVSS 2.0: 6.5 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS: 61.92% probability · 99th percentile
Public exploits: 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 10 October 2012
CISA KEV: Not listed
Affected: gentoo/webmin
Source: cret@cert.org

EPSS trend

EPSS 61.9% since 4 November 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

Public exploits (1)

Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.

EDB-ID	Title	Type	Published	Verified
EDB-21851 source ↗	Webmin 1.580 - '/file/show.cgi' Remote Command Execution (Metasploit)unix · Metasploit	remote	10 October 2012	yes

References

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